Thursday, April 29, 2010

~Print,fold,cut,insert-repeat until 210 bulletins are complete-110 for Sunday service & 100 for a wedding on Saturday. Was still done way early!

~I dropped of Ginger Coconut bars for the Napa Boys.

~I practiced drawing/reloading at home,with empty weapons/magazines. It does make a difference!

~Date Nite-If you remember a few weeks ago,at CCW class,between automatic & revolver qualifying, Ray took video of me drawing,where I saw I had my left hand too far away from my body. We had less people,so we did videos again. I had been practing,but it looked the same! I am good at sweeping my jacket back,but still need to work on getting my hands together quicker. Later,when more people showed up,we went down range & shot on the move:side ways, 45 degree angle, then angle/sideways/forward,with a reload at the end. Multitasking is great training!

Monday, April 26, 2010

~I went to Big Lots,then to the church to help Chuck load bags for the Food Pantry. I called in payroll & added Fr. Jim's article about the election to the Magnificat newsletter,rearranging a few other articles to make everything fit. I printed out one copy for editting.

~At Goodwill, I found a 5-pack of fall-themed candle rings($1.99). I will use them in some way in the front bath.

~I got groceries at WMS & got a few things at Big Lots.

~After putting groceries away, I went back out & got Tyvec envelopes at Staples, a skirt($5.99) at Savers & yogurt & crackers at Smith's.

~I ended up putting the fall-themed candle rings in a wire backet that sits on top of the mirrored cabinetin the front bath. It brings the reds/oranges front the shower topper to that corner of the room.

~I made Mike a chicken bacon cheese sammie for supper, but he had to go back out to attend a Napa meeting, not getting home until 8pm.

Saturday, April 24, 2010

...prepare for war. You have to decide if you will be prepared or be a victim.

~I went out around 8:30am to yardsale by myself. I got a bowl for 25cents(now I can throw away the chip one!) & a Wilton pan that makes nine mini-loafs. Two baking pans in 2 days must mean baking is what I'm destined to do! I alos got 3 boxes of All Bran crackers at Albertson's. If you haven't tried these, you should!

~Back home, I finished the Tutti Frutti Turtle "Marlisa", made a Cheyenne Hat in LB Homespun Barley/CSS Autumn Red rose pin & worked on scrap granny squares the rest of the afternoon.

Friday, April 23, 2010

I made Oatmeal cookies from the recipe that makes a bunch. Butterscothc chips were added to 2 trays while one tray was left plain & one tray had craisins. I also swept/dusted.

~After lunch, I went to Goodwill(nothing) & the Family Thrift Center. It was funny to see the items we donated on Monday on the shelves!. No, I didn't buy back any of it,LOL. I did pickup a pretty saucer(.69), a plum Tshirt($4.00) & a Wilton 6-count heart-shaped cake pan($4.00). Can't wait to use it!

~Back home, I made a Roseburg Hat in LBCE Cactus, adding a starflowr pin in wool Rust. I also made a toddler/child Cone Hat in unknown sparkly Tutti Frutti(lime, lemon, strawberry & coconut)multicolor/Lemon yellow. There was enough of it leftover for a 4-round Stained Galss granny square & a Turtle(fininished the belly, shell & head)along with the Lemon yellow.

~I made Mike a chicken bacon cheese sammie for supper while I had a salami cheese sammie.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

~At work, I printed/folded/inserted 55 copies each Holy Eucharist(the ones I usually print)8am & 10:30am and 55 copies each Morning Prayer(just in case the election goes over into Sunday)bulletins. I help Ms. Betty put United Thank Offering info in the church pews. I also worked on the newsletter.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

~I worked on bulletins until Fr. Jim came in. We made a Morning Prayer service bulletin for both masses just in case the election on Saturday runs over into Sunday. He was off again for another meeting & he didn't come back before I left at 3pm.

~Mike drove my Jeep to the gas station for a fill-up. He checked is phone messages & found he has to go back into work a day early from 8-6.

~Back home, I made Chocolate Brownies & cooked up a pound of bacon. I also swept the floors & straightened up the house some. I had an early supper of ham, mayo & pepperjack cheese sammie.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

A shotgun is awesome for home defense. It is allowed in many places where a handgun isn't.

~Around 8:30am, Mike & I went to Smith's for a few groceries.

~We spent the rest of the morning just piddlin. Mike deprimed some brass & I finished the boa scarf. It has no name colors yet.

~At 11am, Susan & Wyatt came over. We spent a couple hours at the range. I handled Mike's small rvolver,learning how to hold/reload it. It is small & kicks ALOT! Wyatt's bigger revolver was easier to shoot,but too big to conceal. I will stick with my K9. It was a fun afternoon!

~I named the Boa Scarf "Treasure Chest". It is a mix of homespun-style yarn graduating from light gray to black,held together with a tweed of blue-green with slubs of blue from light to dark. It is a very interesting scarf!

Saturday, April 17, 2010

~We started first thing this morning with prep on the front shower. Mike painted the ceiling "Drumskin" & we both painted the walls "Mushroom". It took 2 coats to cover the "Pale Sage" that was already there. I also pulled weeds from the back yard.

Friday, April 16, 2010

~Mike got everything ready for me to paint the lower half of the wall in the kitchen. It was painted "Desert Carnation" about 2 1/2 years ago. It is not a bad color,just a little on the "safe" side. I used "Cherokee Rust" leftover from last year. It is AWESOME!! It looks totally different. I also took the southwest fabric off of one of the six kitchen chairs to see how much I will need for recovering.

~Mike changed the filter on the icemaker, worked on patching the wall/ceiling in the front bath & straightened up the garage.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Tropical Cake-I had leftover batter(made with pineapple juice) from the 2 Pineapple Upside Down cakes I made for th St. Elizabeth's Guild bake sale. To the batter,I added 1/2 cup unsweetened flake coconut & poured it into a buttered 5" x 7" x 1 1/2" glass dish. I swirled sugar-free orange marmalade through the batter then stuck in Craisins & baked it until it was golden on top.

~Printed/folded/inserted bulletins, made a few calls,got rid of out-of-date catalogs & typed an address on an envelope. We both despise the old typewriter! Handed out 19 bags at the Food Pantry.

~I brought recyclables home from work,but had to tranfer them to 2 bags. We then went down to Napa for Mike to drop off old work pants. I dropped off Peanut Butter M&M cookies.

~17 people at Date Nite,with one of the guys from the last Draw Class attending. We did alot of drills. For me,everything came together-getting my hands together early, combat reloading(quickest in my 6-man relay), failure drills using recoil for a quicker head shot, proper clearing of a class-3 malfunction. It was the best shooting night ever!

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

~Today is my 6-month anniversary working as St. Mary's Parish Administrator. Fr. Jim wrote up a review & I am permanent! I worked on bulletins, PoP, readings & the May newsletter. The fire guy came & installed 2 extinguishers.

~Mike installed a new exhaust fan/light in the front bath & brought home 2 samples of trim.

~We watched "Inglorious Basterds".*Subtitles-If I want to read,I'll open a book.*The trailers made it look like a comedy.It couldn't decide if it wanted to be a drama,artsy or comedic.Pick one!*Too slow,not enough action.This movie was crap.

Monday, April 12, 2010

~I stopped at Goodwill,but didn't find anything. I used a 50%-off coupon at JoAnn's to buy a skein of LB WoolEase Chunky to make a pair of mitts & a neckwarmer. At Dollar Tree, I got driedpineapple/papaya & several 1/2-price Christmas bags/boxes for Food Fair. I got groceries at WMS & Albertson's.

~I picked up Mike from work at 3pm & we helped at Concealed-Carry class. Ray had a new tiny video camera & it was interesting to see myself on video drawing my weapon. I saw that I need to work on getting my hands together sooner.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Mike rode the motorcycle to work,which he will be doing more now that it's spring. I'm looking forward to riding,too!

~I made a batch(38) of Peanut Butter cookies with mini M & M's. Instead of mixing the candy in with the dough, I just put 3 on top of the cookies before baking. They are cute & tasty!

~I went to the downtown stores today. At Big Lots, I found mini Reeses Pieces for baking. They will be yummy in chocolate or oatmeal cookies. At Savers, I got a tan blazer,one that I have been wanting to add to my wardrobe for quite a while. Now, I can wear it rather than my denim jacket as a "neutral" with skirts to work. I also got a tea-infusing spoon. At Goodwill, I got a faded Black denim prairie skirt & 2 3/4 skeins of RHS Fall. I stopped at Smith's on the way home.

~Back home, after lunch, I did a load of laundry.

~Ms. Edla called around 3:30pm,asking if I would come let her & Mr. Art into the Parish Hall to drop off food for St. Martin's. I promised to put her name on the new key list.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

~At work, I printed out liturgical readings & bullitins, having them folded in in the church by 11am. I did a walk-around with the fire extinguisher guy & learned a few more things about the buildings. 1pm St. Elizabeth's Guild meeting. We will be hosting the Food Fair in December! Fr. Jim let me go home at my regular time since I had all my work done for the week. He did call me later,around 4pm,asking about papers that needed to be signed.

~After changing my clothes,I spent about 20 minutes practicing combat reloads.It must have worked because,at Date Nite, I had a better reload time,which Randy noted. We did "small" shooting,focusing on accuracy at small targets at close range,which I am the best at in the whole class. Mike had problems with his 1911,so spent the last half of class shooting the Kahr .40. It was a great night!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Those with concealed-carry licenses should be allowed to carry their weapons EVERYWHERE!

~Mike got called into work around 7:45am,though it is his day off. Overtime!

~At work,I walked around with the sprinkler guy to check the system. I learned a few things like where the furnace room & water shut-off valves are! I enjoyed fellowship with the Wednesday service ladies. Vicki brought up the email I sent out in March about having a bake sale in December. She said she would help if I would be on the committee. I agreed! I worked on calenders.

~Back home, I spent 2 hours working in the front yard: pulled weeds, trimmed the yucca plant, removed the watering system. It was fun!

~I made Mike a chicken bacon cheese sammie for supper while I had garden vegetable cream cheese on crackers.

~I started a Garland of Blossoms scarf in various shades of white,off-white & cream. I got 6 flowers put together.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

One of two Pineapple Upside Down Cakes made for the St. Elizabeth's Guild bake sale. I didn't have cherries,so I filled the center with Craisins!

~Fairly slow day at work(always seems so after a holy week). I did work on bulletins, Prayers of the People & Fr. Jim helped me start a wedding bulletin. I wrote a few letters,too! There was a man,whom I've seen before,asking about the church,so I gave him some literature.

~Windy all day!

~Back home, I started a Sedona Hat in I Love This Yarn "Toasted Almond".

~I made Mike a bacon cheeseburger sammie for supper while I had a ham/pepperjack cheese/mayo sammie.

Monday, April 5, 2010

~I stopped at Big Lots before heading up to the church to halp Chuck load 16 bags for the food pantry. I sorted mail in the office.

~I got groceries at Albertson's & WMS.

~Back home,I made brownies from a mix in 12 muffin tins with a mini York peppermint patty in each. About half stuck to the bottom of the pan, so they have holes in the bottom! There was enough batter leftover to make a small pan of plain brownies. I did 2 loads of laundry, swept/vacuumed/dusted.

~At Goodwill,I found me a Hawaiian flower-print polo shirt. At the Family Thrift Center,I got Mike a plaid cover shirt & a soup ladle for me.

~I made Mike a chicken bacon cheese sammie while I had chili & multigrain tortilla chips.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

~I spent the morning putting final touches on baked goods. Mike helped me set up tables in the parish hall & Jilea & Anne helped with pricing/selling after the 8am service. Mike & I went to 10:30am service,then did more selling afterwards. We made more for St. Elizabeth's Guild outreach than last year!

~I started a Square Cat in vintage Wintuk Ombre Browns,which is really shades of rusty brown with white.

~We attended 4:30pm mass,where Rose was baptized. I gave her the Brights granny square lap blanket. The potluck supper was awesome!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Personal protection is a right enjoyed by all,no matter race/religion/gender. Something we can all agree on!

~There were so many last-minute Holy Week things to do, I had to have Chuck & Julie help me fold the 10:30am bulletins. I also typed out 2 baptismal cards(one right on the third try,the other right on the second try). The Easter lilies arrived! 3 weeks worth of recyclables is heavy.

~I dropped off Cocoa Peanut Butter chip cookies for the Napa Boys.

~Home, I swept the floors. So waiting for the grass to turn green!

~Date Nite was back to basics. I don't know if it's beacause the 9mm feels different than the .40, but my grip was not right. It did get better the more I practiced.